High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Girona

Girona: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 2.67 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
2.67
Change on year
up 100.8%
Rank
701st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
4.25
in 2005
All-time low
0.13
in 1998
Years of data
18
1989–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Girona, 1989–2012

012341989200020121989: 0.251991: 1.21994: 1.81995: 1.21996: 1.11998: 0.132000: 2.72001: 32002: 0.832004: 3.12005: 4.22006: 2.62007: 1.92008: 22009: 0.472010: 1.72011: 1.32012: 2.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Girona recorded 2.67 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.8% on the previous year and up 221.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Girona peaked at 4.25 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1998.

Girona ranks 701st of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Girona, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Girona, 1989 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1989 0.25
1991 1.2 +380.0%
1994 1.83 +52.5%
1995 1.25 -31.7%
1996 1.14 -8.8%
1998 0.13 -88.6%
2000 2.67 +1953.8%
2001 3 +12.4%
2002 0.83 -72.3%
2004 3.1 +273.5%
2005 4.25 +37.1%
2006 2.58 -39.3%
2007 1.9 -26.4%
2008 1.97 +3.7%
2009 0.47 -76.1%
2010 1.7 +261.7%
2011 1.33 -21.8%
2012 2.67 +100.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.25 0.25 0.25 1
1990s 1.11 0.13 1.83 5
2000s 2.31 0.47 4.25 9
2010s 1.9 1.33 2.67 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Girona?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Girona was 2.67 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Girona?
The highest recorded value was 4.25 in 2005.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Girona?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1998.
How does Girona rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Girona ranks 701st out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Girona?
Over the last ten years it is up 221.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Girona data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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